The Speaker laid
before the House the record and proceedings of the circuit court
of Madison county exercising chancery jurisdiction in the case
of Deborah Dixon against Samuel Dixon, for divorce also the record
and proceedings of the said court in the case of Elizabeth Galloway
by her next friend John McLenden, for divorce,- which were severally
read & referred to the committee on divorce and alimony.

Mr. Fluker presented
the accounts of Benjamin Barton, sheriff of Marengo county, which
was read, and referred to the committee on accounts.

Mr. Thornton presented
the accounts of Robert Carrothers, jailor of Madison county, which
were severally read and referred to the committee on accounts.

Mr. Fitzpatrick presented
the account of Wm. Huit, sheriff of Covington Co. which was read
and referred to the committee on accounts.

Mr. Hallett presented
the petition and counter petition of sundry inhabitants of the
city and county of Mobile, in relation to the county courts of
said county, which was read and referred to the judiciary committee.

Mr. Hallett presented
the account of Dr. S. Mordecai, which was read and referred to
the committee on accounts.

71

Mr. Mead,
from the select committee to whom was referred the petition of
sundry inhabitants of Blount county, reported a bill to be entitled
an act for the relief of Wm. McDonald, which was read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second time.

Mr. Broadnax
presented the memorial of Jesse C. Davis, which was read and referred
to a committee of the whole House; to which was on Saturday last
referred a bill from the Senate to be entitled, an act establishing
and permanently locating the seat of government of the State of
Alabama, pursuant to the 29th section of the 3d article of the
constitution.

Mr. Brandon
obtained leave to introduce a bill to be entitled, an act to establish
an office of discount and deposit of the bank of the state of
Alabama, which was read a first time. Mr. Brandon then
moved that the rule which requires bills to be read on three several
days be dispensed with, and that this bill be read a second time
forthwith; and the question being put, "Shall this bill be
read a second time forthwith," it was decided in the affirmative-
Yeas 40, nays 19.

The yeas and nays
being called for, those who voted in the affirmative, are

Mr. Armbrister

Davis

Lambert

McNeill

Tindall

Bailey of Mt.

Dellett

Lewis

Oliver

Vaughan

Baylor

Dupuy

Lyon

Peyton

Vining

Baxter

Edmondson

Mardis

Pickens

Walthall

Benson

Greening

Martin of Li.

Saffold

Warren

Brandon

Hallett

Martin of La.

Shotwell

Watson

Brown

Heard

Martin of Fr.

Sims

Weissinger

Crenshaw

Inge

Mead

Thornton

Williams - 40

Those who voted in
the negative, are

Mr. Speaker

Broadnax

Conner

Hickman

Neill

Barton of Mo.

Coalter

Coopwood

Jones

Tate

Barton of Tus.

Coe

Creagh

McLemore

White- 19

Bridges

Coleman

Fluker

Moore

Mr. Martin,
of Fr. presented the petition of sundry citizens, which was read
and referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Martin
of Fr. Hickman, Thornton, and Lyon.

The House, according
to order, resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the
bill from the Senate to be entitled, an act establishing and permanently
locating the seat of government of the state of Alabama, pursuant
to the 29th section of the 3d article of the Constitution -
Mr. Vining in the chair - And after some time spent
in the consideration thereof, the committee rose, Mr. Speaker
resumed the chair, and Mr. Vining reported that the committee
of the whole house had directed him to report the bill without
amendment. Mr. Vining then moved that the committee of
the whole be discharged from the further consideration of said
bill; which was carried.

Mr. Dellett
moved to strike out al of the bill after the enacting clause,
with a view of inserting the following: "Be
it enacted, That commissioner be elected by joint vote of
both houses of the General Assembly, who are hereby authorized
to locate the seat of government of the state of Alabama within
the county of Autauga, upon the north-west quarter of section
33, township 17, range 14. A division of the question being called
for, the vote was taken for striking out, and decided in the negative-
Yeas 31, nays 32.

The yeas and nays
being called for, those who voted in the affirmative, are

Mr. Speaker

Barton of Mo.

Brandon

Broadnax

Cook
Creagh

Bailey of Mt.

Benson

Bridges

Coleman

Crenshaw

72

Davis

Hallett

Martin of Fr.

Moore

Shotwell

Dellett

Jones

Martin of La.

Oliver

Walthall

Fitzpatrick

Lambert

McLemore

Pickens

Watson

Greening

Mardis

McNeill

Saffold

Weissinger- 31

Those who voted in
the negative, are

Mr. Armbrister

Conner

Hickman

Morton

Tindall

Barton of Tus

Coopwood

Inge

King

Neill

Vaughan

Baylor

Dupuy

Lewis

Peyton

Vining

Baxter

Edmondson

Lyon

Sims

Warren

Brown

Fluker

Martin of Li.

Tate

White

Coalter

Coe

Heard

Mead

Thornton

Williams- 32

The House adjourned
till 3 o'clock this evening.

Evening Session, 3 o'clock.

Mr. Martin of Lime
gave notice that on tomorrow he would move the House that so much
of the rule No 24, as requires on the call of the House one hour's
delay, be striken out, and in lieu thereof insert fifteen minutes.

The House again resumed
the consideration of a bill from the Senate to be entitled an
act establishing a permanently locating the seat of government
for the state of Alabama, pursuant to the 29th section of the
3d article of the constitution. Mr. Kelly moved to amend the 2d
section of said bill by inserting after the word TUSCALOOSA, for
the purposes aforesaid, which was decided in the negative-
yeas 20- nays 42.

The yeas and nays
being called for, those who voted in the affirmative, are

Mr. Speaker

Broadnax

Lambert

McLemore

Saffold

Bailey of M.

Coleman

Mardis

McNeill

Shotwell

Brandon

Cook

Martin of F.

Oliver

Weissinger

Bridges

Greening

Martin of La.

Pickens

Watson- 20

Those who voted in
the negative, are

Mr. Armbrister

Conner

Fitzpatrick

Lyon

Thornton

Barton of T.

Coopwood

Fluker

Martin of Li.

Tindall

Barton of Mo.

Creagh

Heard

Mead

Vaughan

Baylor

Crenshaw

Hallett

Morton

Vining

Baxter

Davis

Hickman

Neill

Walthall

Benson

Dellett

Inge

Baylor

Warren

Brown

Dupuy

Jones,

King

Sims

White

Coalter

Coe

Edmondson

Lewis

Tate

Williams- 42.

Mr. Dellett moved
to strike out the 2d section in said bill, which was decided in
the negative- yeas 28- nays 35.

The yeas and nays
being called for, those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Mr. Bailey of Mt.

Cook

Hallett

McLemore

Shotwell

Barton of Mo.

Creagh

Jones

McNeill

Walthall

Benson

Crenshaw

Lambert

Moore

Watson

Bridges

Dellett

Mardis

Oliver

Weissinger- 28

Broadnax

Fitzpatrick

Martin of Fra.

Pickens

Coleman

Greening

Martin of Lau.

Saffold

Those who voted in
the negative, are

Mr. Speaker

Coalter

Fluker

Martin of Lim.

Thornton

Armbrister

Coe

Heard

Mead

Tindall

Barton of Tus.

Conner

Hickman

Morton

Vaughan

Baylor

Coopwood

Inge

Neill

Vining

Baxter

Davis

King

Peyton

Warren

Brandon

Dupuy

Lewis

Sims

White

Brown

Edmondson

Lyon

Tate

Williams- 15

Mr. Martin of Lau.
moved that the House do now adjourn till 10 o'clock to-morrow
which was decided in the negative- yeas 29- nays 34.

The yeas and nays
being called for, those who voted in the affirmative, are

Mr. Speaker

Bridges

Creagh

Cook

Dellett

Jones

Benson

Broadnax

Coopwood

Fitzpatrick

Lewis

Brandon

Coleman

Crenshaw

Greening

Mardis

73

Martin of Fra.

McNeill

Pickens

Walthall

White

Martin of Lim.

Moore

Saffold

Watson

McLemore

Oliver

Shotwell

Weissinger

Those who voted in
the negative, are

Mr. Armbrister

Coalter

Heard

Martin of Lim.

Thornton

Bailey

Coe

Hallett

Mead

Tindall

Barton of Mo.

Conner

Hickman

Morton

Vaughan

Barton of Tus.

Davis

Inge

Neill

Vining

Baylor

Dupuy

King

Peyton

Warren

Baxter

Edmondson

Lambert

Sims

Williams- 34

Brown

Fluker

Lyon

Tate

Mr. Moore then moved
that the House adjourn till half past 9 o'clock to-morrow morning,
which was decided in the negative- yeas 24- nays 38.

The yeas and nays
being called for, those who voted in the affirmative, are

Mr. Benson

Coopwood

Greening

Moore

Walthall

Bridges

Creagh

Jones

Oliver

Watson

Broadnax

Crenshaw

Lewis

Pickens

Weissinger

Coleman

Davis

McLemore

Saffold

White- 24.

Cook

Fitzpatrick

McNeill

Shotwell

Those who voted in
the negative, are

Mr. Speaker

Brandon

Hallett

Martin of Fr.

Sims
Tate

Ambrister

Brown

Heard

Martin of La.

Thornton

Bailey of Mt.

Coalter Coe

Hickman

Martin of Li.

Tindall

Barton of Mo.

Conner

Inge King

Mead

Vaughan

Barton of Tus.

Dupuy

Lambert

Morton

Vining

Baylor

Edmondson

Lyon

Neill

Warren

Baxter

Fluker

Mardis

Peyton

Williams- 38

The question was
then put, shall the bill from the Senate entitled an act establishing
and permanently locating the seat of government of the state of
Alabama, pursuant to the 29th section of the 3d article of the
constitution, be read a third time on to-morrow? which was decided
in the affirmative- Yeas 37, nays 26.

The yeas and nays
being called for, those who voted in the affirmative, are

Mr. Speaker

Coalter
Coe

Heard

Martin of Li.

Thornton

Armbrister

Conner

Hickman

Mead

Tindall

Barton of T.

Coopwood

Inge
King

Morton

Vaughan

Baylor

Davis

Lewis

Neill

Vining

Baxter

Dupuy

Lyon

Peyton

Warren

Brandon

Edmondson

Martin of F.

Sims

White

Brown

Fluker

Martin of La.

Tate

Williams- 37.

Those who voted in
the negative, are

Mr. Bailey of Mt.

Coleman

Greening

McLemore

Saffold

Barton of Mo.

Cook

Creagh Hallett

McNeill

Shotwell

Benson

Crenshaw

Jones

Moore

Walthall

Bridges

Dellett

Lambert

Oliver

Watson

Broadnax

Fitzpatrick

Mardis

Pickens

Weissinger 26

Mr. Brown moved that
this House adjourn till to-morrow morning 10 o'clock, which was
decided in the affirmative- Yeas 42, nays 17.

The yeas and nays
being called for those who voted in the affirmative, are